Since the introduction of the ESDA in 1978 Foster + Freeman have been recognised as world leaders in the field of questioned document examination.Foster + Freeman systems can be found in airports, border crossings, immigration controls, banks and forensic laboratories worldwide.

2nd Line Document Examination

The second line of document examination requires users of varying levels of expertise to be able to quickly and easily detect and authenticate covert security features that cannot otherwise be discerned by the naked eye.

Advanced Document Analysis

Beyond the visual examination of documents and their security features, it is possible to probe deeper into the chemical makeup of a document and to reveal information about the origins and elemental composition of different paper and ink types and to reveal the latest generation of embedded microscopic security taggants.